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#CFFDD4

Pale Mint · very light cool green

About #CFFDD4

With the hex code #CFFDD4, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 99% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Pale Mint — a ΔE of 11.0 — followed by Seafoam. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FDCFF8, a thistle shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 18.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red207
Green253
Blue212

Closest named colours

Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 11.0
Seafoam
#93E9BE · ΔE 16.0
Cream
#FFFDD0 · ΔE 17.6

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #CFFDD4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFFDD4.
1.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on pale mint #CFFDD4.
18.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #CFFDD4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#CFFDD4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#FEF5D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#F6EFD6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CAFBF1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #CFFDD4?

With the hex code #CFFDD4, this is a very light green with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 81% red, 99% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #CFFDD4?

Use black text. Black on #CFFDD4 has a contrast ratio of 18.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #CFFDD4?

Its complementary colour is #FDCFF8, and analogous partners are #E1FDCF and #CFFDEB.